Service lines and apparatus on consumer s premises 14

31 Cut-out on consumer s premises 14

32 Identification of earthed and earthed neutral conductors and 14
position of switches and cut-outs therein
33 Earthed terminal on consumer s premises 15
34 Accessibility of bare conductors 15
35 Danger notices 16
36 Handling of electric supply lines and apparatus 16
37 Supply to vehicles, cranes, etc. 17
38 Cables for portable or transportable apparatus 17
39 Cables protected by bituminous materials 17
40 Street boxes 17
41 Distinction on different circuits 18
41A Distinction of the installations having more than one feed 18
42 Accidental charge 18
43 Provisions applicable to protective equipment 18
44 Instructions for restoration of persons suffering from electric 19
shocks
44A Intimation of accident 19
45 Precautions to be adopted by consumers, owners, occupiers, 19
electrical contractors, electrical workmen and suppliers
46 Periodical inspection and testing of consumer s installation 20

47 Testing of consumer s installation 21

47A Installation and Testing of Generating Units 21
48 Precautions against leakage before connection 21
49 Leakage on consumer s premises 22
50 Supply and use of energy 22
50A Additional provisions for supply and use of energy in multi- 24
storeyed building (more than 15 metres in height)
51 Provisions applicable to medium, high or extra high voltage 24
installations
52 Appeal to Inspector in regard to defects 25
53 Cost of inspection and test of consumer s installation 26
54 Declared voltage of supply to consumer 26
55 Declared frequency of supply to consumer 26
56 Sealing of meters and cut-outs 26
57 Meters, maximum demand indicators and other apparatus on 26
consumer s premises
58 Point of commencement of supply 27
59 Precautions against failure of supply; Notice of failures 27
 “the Act” means the Indian Electricity Act,1910;
(b) “Accessible” means within physical reach without the use of any appliance or special
effort;
(c) “Ampere” means a unit of electric current and is the unvarying electric current which
when passed through a solution of nitrate of silver in water, in accordance with the
specification set out in Annexure- I, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 of a grams
per second; the aforesaid unit is equivalent to the current which, in passing through
the suspended coil of wire forming part of the instrument marked “Government of
India Ampere Standard Verified” when the suspended coil is in its sighted position,
exerts a force which is exactly balanced by the force exerted by gravity in Calcutta on
the counter balancing iridio-platinum weight of the said instrument;
(d) “Annexure” means an Annexure to these rules;
(e) “apparatus” means electrical apparatus and includes all machines, fittings, accessories
and appliances in which conductors are used;
(ee) “authorised person” means a person authorised under rule3;
(f) “bare” means not covered with insulating materials;
(g) “cable” means a length of insulated single conductor(solid or stranded or of two or
more such conductors each provided with its own insulation, which are laid up
together. Such insulated conductor or conductors may or may not be provided with
an overall mechanical protective covering;

(gg) “flexible cable” means a cable consisting of one or more cores each formed of a
group of wires, the diameter and the physical properties of the wires and insulating
material being such as to afford flexibility.

(h)”circuit” means an arrangement of conductor or conductors for the purpose of

conveying energy and forming a system or a branch of a system;
(i)”circuit breaker” means a device, capable of making and breaking the circuit under all
conditions, and unless otherwise specified, so designed as to break the current
automatically under abnormal conditions;
(au) “volt”means a unit of electro-motive force and is the electric pressure which, when
steadily applied to a conductor, the resistance of which is one ohm, will produce a current of
one ampere;
(av)”voltage” means the difference of electric potential measured in volts between any two
conductors or between any part of either conductor and the earth as measured by a suitable
voltmeter and is is said to be;

“low” where the voltage does not exceed 250 volts under normal conditions subject,
however, to the percentage variation allowed by these rules;

“medium”where the voltage does not exceed 650 volts under normal conditions subject,
however, to the percentage variation allowed by these rules;

“high”where the voltage does not exceed 33,000 volts under normal conditions subject,
however, to the percentage variation allowed by these rules;

“extra high”where the voltage exceeds 33,000 volts under normal conditions subject,
however, to the percentage variation allowed by these rules;
(2)All other words and expressions used herein and not defined shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Act;
– (1) A supplier or a consumer, or the owner, agent or manager of a mine,
or the agent of any company operating in an oil-field or the owner of a drilled well in an
oil field or a contractor for the time being under contract with a supplier or a consumer to
carry out duties incidental to the generation, transformation, transmission, conversion,
distribution or use of energy may authorise any persosn for the purpose of any or all of
the following namely:-

Sub-rule(2) of rule 36, clause(a) of sub-rule(1) of rule 51 , clause (a) of sub-rule(1) and
[clauses (h) and (i) of sub-rule(2)] of rule 64, sub-rule(2) of rule 110, sub-rule(1) and (4)
of rule 121, sub-rule(4) of rule 123, rule 124 and sub-rule(8) of rule 125.

[(2) No person shall be authorised under sub-rule(1) unless he is competent to perform

the duties assigned to him and possesses either on appropriate certificate of competency
or permit to work;]

(2A)(a) No person shall be authorised to operate or undertake maintenance of any part or

whole of a generating station of capacity 100MW and above together with the associated
sub-station unless he is adequately qualified and has successfully undergone the type of
training specified in Annexure XIV;
Provided that the provisions contained in this sub-rule shall have effect in respect of
the persons already authorised to operate or undertake maintenance of any part or whole
of a generating station as aforesaid from the date to be specified by the appropriate
Government, but such a date shall not be later than a period of [6 years 2 months] from
the date this rule comes into force;
(b)The appropriate Government may, on the recommendations of the owner of
1.Ins.vide G.S.R. No.112, dated 1 April,2000
2.Subs. vide G.S.R.358, dated 9-5-1987
3.Ins. vide G.S.R.461, dated 9-5-1981
4.Amended vide G.S.R.481, dated 20-6-1987
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47.Testing of consumer s installation-(1)
49.Leakage on consumer s pr emises -
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(B) having a capacity of 1000 KVA and above and installed before the commencement of
the Indian Electricity (Amendment – 1) Rules, 2000; a circuit breaker shall be provided.]
Provided further that the provision of linked switch on the primary side of the transformer
shall not apply to the unit auxiliary transformer of the generator.
[(ii)In respect of all transformers installed on or after the commencement of the Indian
Electricity (Amendment-1) Rules, 2000, on the secondary side of all transformers
transforming HV to EHV, MV or LV; a circuit breaker of adequate rating shall be installed:
Provided that for suppliers’ transformers of capacity upto 630 KVA, a linked switch with
fuse or circuit breaker of adequate rating shall be installed on secondary side.]
(c)Except in the case of composite control gear designed as a unit distinct circuit is protected
against excess energy by means of suitable cut-out or a circuit breaker of adequate breaking
capacity suitably located and so constructed as to prevent danger from overheating, arcing or
scattering of hot metal when it comes into operation and to permit for ready renewal of the
fusible metal of the cut-out without danger;
(d)The supply of energy of each motor or a group of motors or other apparatus meant for
operating one particular machine is controlled by a suitable linked switch or a circuit breaker
or an emergency tripping device with manual reset of requisite capacity placed in such a
position as to be adjacent to the motor or a group of motors or other apparatus readily
accessible to and easily operated by the person incharge and so connected in the circuit that
by its means all supply of energy can be cut off from the motor or group of motors or
apparatus from any regulating switch, resistance of other device associated therewith;
(e)All insulating materials are chosen with special regard to the circumstances of its proposed
use and their mechanical strength is sufficient for its purpose and so far as is practicable of
such a character or so protected as to maintain adequately its insulating property under all
working conditions in respect of temperature and moisture; and
(f)adequate precautions shall be taken to ensure that no live parts are so exposed as to cause
danger.
(2) Where energy is being supplied, transformed, converted or used the [consumer, supplier
or the owner] of the concerned installation shall be responsible for the continuous observance
of the provisions of sub-rule(1) in respect of his installations.

1. Subs. vide G.S.R.112, dated 1st April, 2000

2. Subs. vide G.S.R.112, dated 1st April, 2000
3.Subs. vide G.S.R.218, dated 29-4-1995
53.Cost of inspection and test of consumer s installation -
inspection and test of consumer’s installation carried out in pursuance of the provisions of
rule 47 shall be borne by the supplier and the cost of every subsequent inspection and test
shall be borne by the consumer, unless in the appeal under rule 52 the Inspector directs
otherwise.
(2) The cost of any inspection and test made by the Inspector or any officer appointed to
assist the Inspector, at the request of the consumer or other interested party, shall be borne by
the consumer or other interested party, unless the Inspector directs otherwise.
(3)The cost of each and every such inspection and test by whomsoever borne shall be
calculated in accordance with the scale specified by the Central or the State Government as
the case may be in this behalf.

Except with the written consent of the

consumer or with the previous sanction of the State Government, a supplier shall not permit
the voltage at the point of commencement of supply as defined under rule 58 to vary from the
declared voltage:

(i) in the case of low or medium voltage, by more than 6 per cent, or;
(ii) in the case of high voltage, by more than 6 per cent on the higher side or by
more than 9 percent on the lower side, or;
(iii) in the case of extra-high voltage, by more than 10 per cent on the higher side or
by more than 12.5 per cent on the lower side.

Except with the written consent of the

consumer or with the previous sanction of the State Government, a supplier shall not permit
the frequency of an alternating current supply to vary from the declared frequency by more
than 3 percent.

(1) A supplier may affix one or more seals to any cut-out

and to any meter, maximum demand indicator, or other apparatus placed upon a consumer’s
premises in accordance with section 26, and no person other than the supplier shall break any
such seal.
(2)The consumer shall use all reasonable means in his power to ensure that no such seal is
broken otherwise than by the supplier.
(3)The word supplier’ shall for the purpose of this rule include a State Government when
any meter, maximum demand indicator or other apparatus is placed upon a consumer’s
premises by such Government.

indicator s and other appar atus on consumer s pr emises-

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61. Connection with ear th.

 The word ordinarily’ omitted vide G.S.R. 358, 9-5-1987.
2. Ins. vide G.S.R. 358, dated 9-5-1987.
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